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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon

Alex Galbraith

The senator and veteran asked a judge to block a possible punishment from the Department of Defense

NOVEMBER 30: ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en-route to Washington, DC on November 30, 2025. The first family is returning to Washington, DC after spending the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at his Mar-A-Lago Resort In Florida.  (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Machado can't share Nobel with Trump

Garrett Owen

The Nobel Institute put the kibosh on tentative plans for the Venezuelan opposition leader to share her prize

Donald Trump takes questions at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 22, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Civil rights "hurt" white men

Garrett Owen

Trump's comments reflect his administration's dismantling of all things DEI-related

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks to President Donald Trump as they tour the Federal Reserve’s renovation project on July 24, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Fed chair turns whistleblower on Trump

Sophia Tesfaye

The Justice Department's legal action against Powell for maintaining Fed independence could backfire on Trump

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Powell hit with criminal case from Trump

Garrett Owen

Trump says he doesn't "know anything" about the case, while Powell calls it "intimidation"

Nikki Glaser at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rich Polk/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Nikki Glaser is the Globes' safest bet

Melanie McFarland

While the comic kept the show light in these heavy times, the show's lack of integrity makes us question its worth

Memorial service in memory of Renee Good at the Minnesota State Capitol (Seth Herald/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICE’s misogyny is the point

Andi Zeisler

The words of the man who shot Renee Good speak to the Trump administration's fixation on masculinity

Barron Trump waves during an indoor inauguration parade on Jan. 20, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

MAGA is weirdly thirsty for Barron Trump

Amanda Marcotte

The right desperately wants the youngest Trump son to be a sex symbol

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(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Hannah Beier / Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto )

Postmark changes risk election chaos

Russell Payne

A seemingly minor change could have huge ripple effects for rural and military voters

Elon Musk is photographed at Space X in Brownsville, Texas on May 27, 2025. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How SpaceX rockets put planes at risk

Heather Vogell, Agnel Philip - ProPublica

Pilots and passengers are unwitting participants in SpaceX’s test of the most powerful rocket ever built

US actor Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading "be Good", in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images)

Celebs honor Good, protest ICE at Globes

Alex Galbraith

Simple pins worn on the red carpet voiced objections to the killing of Renee Good

Host Nikki Glaser attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images)

The 2026 Golden Globes winners list

Alex Galbraith

All the exciting wins and surprising losses from the first big awards show of the year

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

GOP saber-rattles over Cuba

Alex Galbraith

The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened military action on the island

A woman speaks into a small microphone on the red carpet before the German Film Awards ceremony. The Lola is one of the most important awards in the industry. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Teeny tiny mics ruin the red carpet

Coleman Spilde

Throw them in the trash, along with the rest of these empty promotional gimmicks and crass cash grabs

Cooking vegetables (Getty Images/Floriana)

A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen

Ashlie D. Stevens

How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

David Letterman on pit road prior to the NTT IndyCar Series 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. (Photo by Khris Hale/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Letterman rages at CBS News: "Idiots!"

Alex Galbraith

The retired late-night host said that recent moves have "trampled on" the news division's integrity

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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang pose backstage at the new play "Messy White Gays" at The Duke on 42nd Street Theater on November 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

Yang, Rogers apologize for Crockett dig

Alex Galbraith

The podcast hosts sparked outrage when they suggested donating to the Texas Dem was a waste of money

CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: A child receives a standard immunization at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. The Florida Department of Health recently released information on the development of rulemaking to revise immunization and document requirements for school entry. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

New vaccine guidance is "dangerous"

Nicole Karlis

The recent move to not recommend some childhood shots has been called "dangerous and unnecessary"

A booth promoting ranked choice voting at Netroots Nation 2025

How to fire up 2026's hottest House race

David Daley

Ranked choice voting would help Democrats choose the strongest candidate in the NY-12 primary

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) meets the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei during his visit in Tehran, Iran on October 22, 2016. (Pool / Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Can the Iran regime survive Trump?

Aaron Pilkington - The Conversation

It's not clear how Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, could survive if Trump backs protesters

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Cheers! But in moderation, according to recently released HHS dietary guidelines. But what counts as "moderation"? (Maria Korneeva)

RFK Jr. encourages “moderate drinking”

CK Smith

Again, health experts warn new guidance may blur science with personal choice, fueling confusion and debate

"Mar-a-Lago face" was abundant at the Trump's recent New Year's Eve party as many MAGA women aspire to look like the carefully crafted First Lady Melania Trump. But that fad might be dissolving faster than their lip fillers. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

“Mar-a-Lago face” hit expiration date

CK Smith

The once-ubiquitous MAGA makeover is showing signs of trend fatigue as online culture shifts elsewhere.

Robyn (Marili Andre/Courtesy of Young Recordings)

Robyn reframes motherhood and desire

Coleman Spilde

"Sexistential" confronts the idea that new mothers must abandon pleasure and the dance floor

Troubles continue for the "Trump-Kennedy Center" as the venue has now parted ways with the  Washington National Opera after 70 years. (Maxine Wallace / Getty Images)

Opera departs amid Kennedy Center woes

CK Smith

After 50 years, the company is cutting ties amid leadership upheaval, funding demands and Trump-era rebranding

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